Pegasus News Election Survey: Sheffield A. “Sheffie” Kadane, candidate for Dallas City Council - District 9

Pegasus: What is the one greatest thing that the Dallas City Council has achieved in the past year?

Kadane: I believe the greatest accomplishment made by our city council in the past year is passing the $1.4 billion dollar bond package that will benefit all areas of Dallas from arts and cultural issues to city services.

Pegasus: What is the single biggest improvement that the Dallas City Council needs?

Kadane: The Council needs to ensure that the Trinity River Project is implemented in a timely, efficient and effective manner. This will lead to many more benefits and improvements for the City of Dallas.

Pegasus: What is the toughest problem that you have ever solved?

Kadane: Although I am tempted to answer paying off a called note for my business while sending my 7 children to school, I believe you are most interested in the work I achieved while on the Dallas Park Board and the Dallas Board of Achievements (for the past 11 years).

While on the Park Board for District 9, I worked diligently to secure funds for improvements and renovations at Harry Stone Recreational Center. I was very pleased to be able to secure $1 million for Harry Stone Recreational Center. And, while on the Board of Adjustments for District 9, I was instrumental in making Sexually Oriented Businesses comply with the regulations governing them. There were many more projects accomplished for my District while serving our residents, but these two required extensive time and effort to accomplish.

Pegasus: If you are elected and can only achieve ONE quantifiable thing in your term, what would it be?

Kadane: Although every candidate has answered reducing crime and I am certainly in favor of working with the neighborhood associations, crime watch groups, volunteers in patrol and the law enforcement agencies to continue the efforts aimed at crime reduction, my answer to this question would be related to our schools and the children in District 9 and in the City of Dallas. I want to spearhead the effort to form partnership(s) with the Dallas School District and develop groups comprised of city officials, school district representatives and school representatives to work together to ensure that the graduation rate of our schoolchildren increase at least 25% from the current rate. I firmly believe that if we work towards this goal our crime will be reduced, our economic development will increase and our quality of life will go through the roof.